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Rago Arts and Auctions: The Vault: Masterworks of Comic Art

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Auction Name The Vault: Masterworks of Comic Art Total Sales (USD) 267,183.00
Auction Date September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 266,000.00
Sale Number #90925b High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 400,000.00
Total Lots 25
Sold Lots 25 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 266,000.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 400,000.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 66.80%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
202 Frank Brunner b.1949

Adventure Into Fear #16 Cover Original Art

1973 USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 48,800.00
211 Todd McFarlane b.1961

Amazing Spider-Man #314 Story Page 13 Original Art

1988 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 42,700.00
203 John Romita, Sr. 1930--2023

Spidey Super Stories #27 Cover Original Art

1977 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 31,720.00
215 Charles Vess b.1951

Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams Page 32 Original Art

1994 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 26,840.00
212 Todd McFarlane b.1961

Amazing Spider-Man #311 Story Page 11 Original Art

1988 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 24,400.00
217 Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane

Spawn #50 Story Page 18B Original Art

1996 USD 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 17,080.00
210 John Byrne and Al Gordon

Fantastic Four #274 Story Splash Page 7 Original Art

1984 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 13,420.00
224 Tyler Kirkham b.1982

Absolute Batman #1 Kirkham Variant Original Cover Art

2025 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 7,930.00
222 Steve McNiven b.1967

Avengers: Empyre #1 Cover Original Art

2020 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,710.00
200 Lee Elias 1920--1998

Planet Comics #25 Splash Page 9 Original Art

1943 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 5,490.00
208 Ernie Colon and Dick Giordano

Unexpected #218 Cover Original Art

1982 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,490.00
209 Al Milgrom and Jim Mooney

Spectacular Spider-Man #82 Story Page 10 Original Art

1983 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 5,124.00
220 Jerome Opena b.1991

Wolverine #1 Cover Original Art

2014 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,270.00
206 Al Milgrom and Jim Mooney

Spectacular Spider-Man #16 Story Page 3 Original Art

1982 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,416.00
204 Jack Kirby and Michael W. Royer

Machine Man #9 Story Page 7 Original Art

1978 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,684.00
223 Simon Bisley b.1962

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Cover Original Art and Preliminary Art

2024 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,684.00
213 Herb Trimpe and Mark McKenna

Mighty Thor Annual 15 Story Page 2 Original Art

1990 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,440.00
221 Tony Daniel b.1977

Batman: Faces of Death D.C. Essentials Cover Original Art

2018 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,440.00
201 Rudy Palais 1912--2004

Captain Flight Comics #11 Page 45 Original Art

1947 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,318.00
216 Ron Lim and Al Milgrom

Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1 Story Page 13 Original Art

1994 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,196.00
214 Bernie Wrightson 1948--2017

Punisher P.O.V. #2 Story Page 1 Original Art

1991 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,074.00
205 Jose Delbo and Joe Giella

Wonder Woman #252 Story Page 16 Original Art

1978 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,952.00
219 Greg Land and Jay Leisten

Hawkman #9 Cover Original Art

2002 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,830.00
218 Dan Jurgens and Bob Layton

Captain America #45 Story Page 1 Original Art

1998 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,778.00
207 Keith Pollard b.1950

Thor #314 Story Page 28 Original Art

1982 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,397.00
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    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
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